20 for 20 Exhibit at the Textile Center in Minneapolis

I am honored to be included in this exhibit celebrating the Textile Center's 20th birthday. Read more about it at /http://www.textilecentermn.org/20-for-20-celebrating-textile-centers-20th-birthday/

Ratatoskr

Ratatoskr

This is the squirrel of Norse myth who runs up and down the world Ash tree, Yggdrasil, and communicates between the eagle who lives at the top and the serpent who lives at the base.  The eagle can be said to represent our higher self or the spiritual world while the dragon represents our id, primitive self, or the material world.  When Odin wanted to know what was going on with the people on earth he consulted Ratatoskr.
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Nature Studies

This piece was inspired by Manet's famous painting "Olympia."  

The mole was sculpted using a real mole as the model.  This series explores human nature using elements of "nature."  

Nature Study: Sciurus olympia
Porcelain and stoneware